Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 15469 [E9-7670]

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Dated: April 1, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collections Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
AGENCY:
Department of Education.
Institute of Education Sciences
The Director, Information
Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, invites
comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 5,
2009.
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The Director,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management,
publishes that notice containing
proposed information collection
requests prior to submission of these
requests to OMB. Each proposed
information collection, grouped by
office, contains the following: (1) Type
of review requested, e.g. new, revision,
extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)
Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)
Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5)
Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.
The Department of Education is
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Department; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
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Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: National Household Education
Survey (NHES): 2009 Pilot Test.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 9,292.
Burden Hours: 1,549.
Abstract: The National Household
Education Surveys Program (NHES)
collects data directly from households
on early childhood care and education,
children’s readiness for school, parent
perceptions of school safety and
discipline, before- and after-school
activities of school-age children,
participation in adult and continuing
education, parent involvement in
education, school choice,
homeschooling, and civic involvement.
NHES surveys have been conducted
approximately every other year from
1991 through 2007 using random digit
dial (RDD) sampling and telephone data
collection from landline telephones
only. Each survey collection included
the administration of household
screening questions (Screener) and two
or three topical surveys. Like virtually
all RDD surveys, NHES Screener
response rates have declined (from
above 80% in early 1990s to 53% in
2007) and the decline in the percentage
of households without landline
telephones (from ∼93% in early 2004 to
about 80% in the first half of 2008;
mostly due to conversion to cellularonly coverage) raises issues about
population coverage. While studies
examining possible biases in the NHES
survey estimates have not identified
nonresponse bias, some indications of
possible coverage bias were detected in
a special bias study conducted in 2007.
As a result, NCES is redesigning the
NHES program to develop and assess
approaches to collecting data with
improved response and population
coverage. The Pilot Test will be
conducted in the fall of 2009 to examine
proposed methods on a smaller and
more economical scale prior to a largescale Field Test planned for 2011. The
NHES:2009 Pilot Test will use a reduced
sample (approximately 10% of the
anticipated 2011 Field Test sample size)
and involve screening of approximately
11,800 households to identify those
with eligible children and youth.
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Parents or guardians of sampled
children will be (ECPP), and the Parent
and Family Involvement in Education
Survey (PFI). The PFI Survey has been
divided into two questionnaire forms for
ease of self-administration: One focuses
on children enrolled in school for
kindergarten through 12th grade and
one focuses on children who are
homeschooled.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 3997. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management,
invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 5, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The Director, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice
containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped
by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g.
new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.
The Department of Education is especially interested in public
comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: April 1, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collections Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: National Household Education Survey (NHES): 2009 Pilot Test.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 9,292.
Burden Hours: 1,549.
Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES)
collects data directly from households on early childhood care and
education, children's readiness for school, parent perceptions of
school safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of
school-age children, participation in adult and continuing education,
parent involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and
civic involvement. NHES surveys have been conducted approximately every
other year from 1991 through 2007 using random digit dial (RDD)
sampling and telephone data collection from landline telephones only.
Each survey collection included the administration of household
screening questions (Screener) and two or three topical surveys. Like
virtually all RDD surveys, NHES Screener response rates have declined
(from above 80% in early 1990s to 53% in 2007) and the decline in the
percentage of households without landline telephones (from ~93% in
early 2004 to about 80% in the first half of 2008; mostly due to
conversion to cellular-only coverage) raises issues about population
coverage. While studies examining possible biases in the NHES survey
estimates have not identified nonresponse bias, some indications of
possible coverage bias were detected in a special bias study conducted
in 2007. As a result, NCES is redesigning the NHES program to develop
and assess approaches to collecting data with improved response and
population coverage. The Pilot Test will be conducted in the fall of
2009 to examine proposed methods on a smaller and more economical scale
prior to a large-scale Field Test planned for 2011. The NHES:2009 Pilot
Test will use a reduced sample (approximately 10% of the anticipated
2011 Field Test sample size) and involve screening of approximately
11,800 households to identify those with eligible children and youth.
Parents or guardians of sampled children will be (ECPP), and the Parent
and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI). The PFI Survey has
been divided into two questionnaire forms for ease of self-
administration: One focuses on children enrolled in school for
kindergarten through 12th grade and one focuses on children who are
homeschooled.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3997. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify
the complete title of the information collection when making your
request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. E9-7670 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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